Fort Scott is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Fort Scott, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
23 in every 100 adults in Fort Scott have a bachelor’s degree or more
Kids under 18 make up 20 in 100 residents (KS: 24). From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by −7%. Fort Scott has about 7,500 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across KS, 17 in 100 people are 65 or older; here, 23.
Median age 41 (KS 37.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.7% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 17 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Fort Scott says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Fort Scott
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Fort Scott’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Fort Scott or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Fort Scott in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.